Join Our MGO Oyster TeamSevern River Association joined with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) to create an army of volunteer oyster growers on the Severn River. The MGO program will help harness the cleaning power of the oyster – each mature oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day — to rebuild our Severn River fishery and oyster reefs and ensure that our river and creeks are always safe to swim in. Click here to become an oyster grower in your river |
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Operation Build-A-ReefOperation Build-A-Reef improves water quality to create a resilient reef habitat by planting and monitoring oysters that will perform their natural, historic function – to filter the water. 16.9 Million Baby Oysters were Planted in the Severn River in 2020!Our VisionA healthy and thriving Severn River for present and future generations. Our MissionWe engage the local community with the Severn River and its tributaries through advocacy, education and restoration. Download & print SRA’s Annual Report |
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Severn River Association
Advocate
There are many things we can do to protect our river.
Educate
With education comes awareness, empowerment and stewardship.
Restore
Clean water means more oysters, fish, crabs and swimming.
Water Quality Monitoring
Scientific Oyster Dive Discovers Huge News!
We have some really great news to report: oysters are naturally reproducing in the Severn River! It doesn’t happen a lot, but it does happen. At left is our Field Investigator and oyster diver, Emi McGeady, pointing to an oyster that attached itself to piece of the granite substrate on the restoration reef known as […]
Read More >We Invite You to Get Involved
Help us restore & preserve the Severn River
- Clean up streams & tributaries
- Grow oysters in your river
- Remove harmful invasives
River Monitoring: Measuring salinity, total dissolved solids, temperature & conductivity
Join Our MGO Oyster Team: Click here to become an oyster grower in your river
Project Clean Stream: Removing debris from tributaries
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P.O. Box 146 | Annapolis, Maryland 21404 | phone: 443-569-3556 | email: info@severnriver.org